While it’s definitely far too early to declare the Trans Mountain pipeline standoff crisis officially averted, it would appear that the Sunday morning mini-summit in Ottawa may have put a temporary pause on further escalation of the cross-border hostilities between British Columbia and Alberta, which have been steadily rising in both volume and intensity since Kinder Morgan announced that it would be suspending “non-essential” work on its planned expansion.

For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — who not only hosted the closed-door session with New Democrat premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley, but has now officially tasked his finance minister with reaching out to the Texas-based company to discuss how the federal government could assuage its concerns over the long-term prognosis for the project — that’s probably as close as he can realistically hope to get to a win, at least for now.

It is, however, unlikely to mollify his political adversaries — particularly those who occupy the opposition side of the House of Commons, which is set to re-open for business later today following a two-week hiatus.

They won’t, however, be able to press the prime minister for more details on his vow to ensure the pipeline goes through until next week, as he’s spending the next few days making the rounds on the diplomatic circuit in Europe.

Later this morning, he’ll kick off a two-day visit to Paris with a visit to UNESCO headquarters, as well as the head office of La Francophonie, where he’ll get the chance to catch up with former Canadian governor general Michaelle Jean, who now serves as the organization’s secretary general.

On his afternoon agenda: A “working lunch” with French president Emmmanuel Macron, a one-on-one chat with New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, the laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and, eventually, a drop-in at Canada’s new embassy.

Back in Ottawa, the House public safety committee will focus its collective attention on a previous prime ministerial trip — specifically, his recent trek through India, and the role of his national security advisor, Daniel Jean, in attempting to convince reporters that factions within the Indian government may have orchestrated Indo-Canadian businessman and convicted attempted assassin Jaspal Atwal’s addition to a Canadian High Commission guest list.

After weeks of cross-aisle bickering over the government’s seemingly adamant refusal to make Jean available for committee cross-examination, Jean himself wrote to the chair to offer to give MPs the unclassified briefing that he reportedly provided to journalists.

That briefing session is set to take place at noon today, and will mark the first — and, very possibly the last — time that Jean has spoken publicly since the controversy began.

Also on the Hill media circuit today: Citizenship and Immigration Minister Ahmad Hussen hits the Commons Foyer alongside his cabinet colleagues Kirsty Duncan (Science) and Carla Qualtrough (Public Services) to update reporters on the current policies for dealing with immigration applicants rejected due to “medical inadmissibility,” a practice that has come under heavy criticism for effectively blocking entire families from moving to Canada because of one ailing member.

Meanwhile, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh continues his ongoing cross-country tour with a visit to Saguenay, where he’ll join area MP Karine Trudel for a tour of the Rio Tinto plant.

Finally, Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford hits the capital for the first time since he ascended to the leadership last month. According to the itinerary provided to the Canadian Press, he’ll drop by an Orleans restaurant to make an announcement and take questions from the press, and hold a rally for supporters in Nepean later this evening.